Winter Semester 2015/16
Foreign Language 4 (English) MHTRS05003
Course content:
Subject areas: projects and their specifications, problems of threats to the environment and innovative solutions to them, establishing causes and writing reports.
Grammar: Present Perfect/Past Simple, expressions describing cause and effect, comparative and superlative forms of adjectives,
noun phrases, modal verbs + perfect infinitive, third conditional sentences, verbs describing characteristics, criticism of past events.
(in Polish) Rodzaj przedmiotu
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
Students use the English language at B2 level in everyday contacts and in professional situations
Assessment criteria
Assessment: written tests, spoken and written home assignments, active participation in classes
During the semester, the student may be awarded maximum 100 points:
- 60 points for one or more tests. One test will include elements of reading and listening comprehension.
- 40 points for different types of projects and assignments, including speaking tasks.
The final grade is calculated according to the number of points awarded during the whole semester.
Grading system:
Unsatisfactory (grade 2.0):
The student's overall score for the semester is below 51 points.
Satisfactory (grade 3.0):
The student's overall score for the semester is in the range of 51 - 60 points.
Satisfactory + (grade 3.5):
The student's overall score for the semester is in the range of 61 - 70 points.
Good (grade 4.0):
The student's overall score for the semester is in the range of 71 - 80 points.
Good + (grade 4.5):
The student's overall score for the semester is in the range of 81 - 90 points.
Excellent (grade 5.0)
The student's overall score for the semester is in the range of 91 - 100 points.
Practical placement
none
Bibliography
Basic references:
1. Bonamy D. : Technical English 3. Pearson Longman, 2011
2. Fisiak J., Adamska-Sałaciak A., Idzikowski M., Jagła E., Jankowski M., Lew R. : Słownik Współczesny angielsko-polski polsko-angielski. Pearson Longman, 2006
3. Hewings M. : Advanced Grammar in Use. Cambridge University Press, 2005
4. Materials provided by the teacher and/or materials from the Internet
Supplementary references:
1. Weber M., Brzosko Ł.. : English for engineers. Oficyna Wydawnicza Politechniki Bialostockiej, Białystok, 2010
2. Ibbotson M. : Cambridge English for Engineering. Cambridge University Press, 2008
3. Materials provided by the teacher and/or materials from the Internet